noodle

You may not be talking about the right things... the medication side effects and the percocets. I have some experience being with someone who was using pain killers and belive me, it was better to know and work around it than to try to worry about what I was doing wrong or right. It hurts a little at first, but you get over it.

Nope, not whacked. Your chemicals are off-kilter. Your hormones are off-kilter. Give yourself time to get adjusted to new things. You can't force it.


And, by the way, the worst thing one can do for bi-polar disorder is to just drop medications. It is a chemical imbalance with behavioral components. Using other coping methods along with medications is the only way to manage more severe manifestations. Some people do okay without meds... some do not. This doc you're seeing now sounds intuitive. You could talk with him/her about additional therapies (e.g. counseling, groups) to build up the coping skills while you're going through chemical imbalances. You know yourself better than we do... remember that.

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